Meghan Grant
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Calgary, AB, Canada
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Lake Louise ski resort wants fine reduced from $2M to $200,000 for chopping down endangered trees
An Alberta ski resort has appealed a Calgary judge's $2.1-million fine for cutting down endangered trees, arguing the sentence is "grossly disproportional and demonstrably unfit." → Read More
Owner of Calgary trucking company involved in Humboldt crash still seeking lawyer
Sukhmander Singh, owner of Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd., faces eight counts of failing to comply with safety and log-keeping regulations. → Read More
Teen accused of shooting German tourist released on bail
The teenager accused of randomly shooting a German tourist in the head has been granted bail and must live with his grandmother as a condition of his release. → Read More
Calgary house party killer Matthew de Grood to be transferred to Edmonton for reintegration into community
Matthew de Grood, who killed five people at a house party in 2014, will be transferred to Edmonton where he will be allowed escorted trips into the community and may even be allowed to live in a halfway house. → Read More
Canadian police services still putting 'finishing touches' on pot consumption policy for officers
Many Canadian police services are still finalizing rules surrounding officers' consumption of marijuana, less than three weeks before it's set to be legalized for recreational use, and Calgary so far is the only jurisdiction with a complete abstinence policy. → Read More
Calgary police officers banned from consuming legal marijuana even on days off
Calgary police officers will not be allowed to consume marijuana even on their days off and the union representing members is unhappy with the recently released policy, saying the service "took the easy way out." → Read More
Calgary woman sues for $2.7M after foot amputated due to fall at Vancouver airport
A Calgary woman whose foot was ultimately amputated after a fall while getting off an airplane is suing WestJet and the Vancouver Airport Authority for $2.7 million. → Read More
Calgary police officer, athlete, mother saved people in both life and death
It is unfathomable to people who knew Calgary police Const. Sarah Onofrychuk that the 36-year-old athlete and mother died this week after suffering a massive stroke, but less surprising that her legacy, aside from her children, will be the lives she saved through organ donation. → Read More
Released psych reports show Calgary murderer faked mental illness in effort to derail trial
A murderer who faked a mental illness in an apparent attempt to derail his trial pretended to be brainwashed and affected by telepathy and made jerky movements with his body while under evaluation, according to reports released by a judge. → Read More
Teller who admitted helping with heist not allowed to back out of guilty plea, judge rules
A judge has ruled that a former Calgary teller who regretted pleading guilty for her role in a bank heist because she didn't like the consequences will not be allowed to back out of her plea. → Read More
Controversial former judge Robin Camp seeks to practise law again in Alberta
Controversial former judge Robin Camp — who asked why a woman didn't keep her knees together to prevent an alleged rape — wants to practise law again in Alberta. → Read More
Con artists who orchestrated Canada's largest Ponzi scam spend only 2 of 12 years in prison
After orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in Canadian history, Milowe Brost and Gary Sorenson are out of prison after serving just over two years of their 12-year sentences, according to parole documents. → Read More
'Part of me feels I should have died with my cats': Siksika residents lose homes, animals in fire
On Tuesday night Norbert Bear Chief suffered burns on his head as he tried to save his house by dousing the area around it with water until it was nearly too late. Quickly, Bear Chief's home had become completely surrounded by fire and he had to drive through a wall of flames to get out. → Read More
Calgary fraudster behind $8.8M Ponzi scheme gets 11 years
A Calgary fraudster described by a judge as greedy and unremorseful has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for masterminding a nearly $9-million Ponzi scheme that affected about 160 investors, mostly from Alberta and B.C. → Read More
Cancer faker 'terribly damaged' by traumatic events and won't go to jail: judge
A Calgary woman who pleaded guilty to fraud after pretending to have breast cancer and to have lost everything in the Fort McMurray fires will not spend time behind bars if she respects the conditions of her probation. → Read More
Triple murderer Derek Saretzky wants a new trial following convictions in Crowsnest Pass killings
Triple murderer Derek Saretzky is asking the Alberta Court of Appeal for a new trial. On Thursday, the day before the deadline, Saretzky filed his notice of appeal, arguing his life sentence with no chance of parole is "unconstitutional" and that his convictions should be overturned. → Read More
Derek Saretzky's victims' families to attend sentencing hearing
The families of Derek Saretzky's victims will get a chance to have their voices heard before the triple murderer is handed a life sentence Thursday for the vicious, random killings of a toddler, her father and an elderly neighbour. WARNING: Story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. → Read More
Jury to begin deliberations in Derek Saretzky triple-murder trial
Jurors will soon deliberate the fate of Derek Saretzky, the man accused of three murders in two neighbouring small towns in southern Alberta. WARNING: Story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. → Read More
Jury to begin deliberations in Derek Saretzky triple-murder trial
Jurors will soon deliberate the fate of Derek Saretzky, the man accused of three murders in two neighbouring small towns in southern Alberta. WARNING: Story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. → Read More
Derek Saretzky triple-murder trial to hear final arguments from Crown, defence
After nearly three weeks of evidence, jurors in Alberta will hear final arguments from the Crown and defence at Derek Saretzky's triple-murder trial on Monday. WARNING: Story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. → Read More